- Produced by German company renowned for making scales since 1868
- Reliable weighing mechanism; additive weight function
- Measures in imperial (pounds/ounces) or metric (grams/kilograms) systems
- 9-pound, 15-ounce or 5-kilogram weight limit
- Requires 9-volt battery; 5-year guarantee
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This German company has been making scales since 1868 and has a great deal of expertise behind the production of each one. The Magnum model is durably made with a reliable weighing mechanism and is simple to use. This digital scale can be configured to measure in either imperial (pounds/ounces) or metric (grams/kilograms) systems of measurement, making it easier to follow recipes from either American or European cookbooks without having to figure out weight conversions. An additive weighing function reports changes in weight as you continue to add ingredients to the scale. The Magnum measures up to 9 pounds, 15 ounces or 5 kilograms and can hold bowls of any size on its extra-large plastic platform. This kitchen scale requires one 9-volt battery for operation (not included) and is guaranteed by Soehnle for up to 5 years from the date of purchase. --Cristina Vaamonde
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Large 7-inch platform accommodates any size container for weighing. Compact design stores away easily. Meaures in grams and oz.
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38 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great scale,
By A Customer
This review is from: Soehnle Magnum Digital Food Scale (Kitchen)
I don't know what that other customer is talking about - this scale can weigh down to the .1 oz. I've used it for soap making for 3 years now, often times measuring in ounces, and it is very accurate, easy to use, and precise.
34 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Scale. Great Price.,
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This review is from: Soehnle Magnum Digital Food Scale (Kitchen)
Again, despite what the first reviewer states this scales DOES display weight in tenths of an ounce. (Perhaps he/she had it set for weighing in grams?) I bought this as a postal scale for mailing letters and packages from my home and not for weighing food. A 10 lb scale of lesser quality for postal purposes sells for $70 at Office Depot. The only thing that would be nice is a "hold" function commonly found on a postal scale, but for the price and Swiss quality I can live without it.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Can a scale be too cranky and indecisive?,
By anonymous (california, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Soehnle Magnum Digital Food Scale (Kitchen)
I've gotten into bread baking and many of the books recommend measuring ingredients by weight instead of volume so I bought this scale. It's very affordable and made by what I considered to be a good manufacturer. I didn't think, though, that I would meet a scale that is so temperamental and indecisive. I always place the scale on a level, flat surface but when I put something on it to be weighed, the readout fluctuates anywhere from tenths of an ounce to an ounce or two, going up or down and not really settling anywhere. I have to wait a minute for the scale to make up its mind about EXACTLY how much the object weighs.
I probably should have gone to a brick-and-mortar store to check out the actual design of the scale before I placed my order. Instead of individual on/off and tare buttons, this scale has "on", "off", and "tare" marked on the front edge of the scale and you are supposed to press down on your function of choice and the edge kind of buckles down and activates hidden buttons inside the mechanism: Bear with me here, this is weird and hard to describe! And it doesn't work very well either. Sometimes, pushing down on "tare" turns the scale off. I don't know why they didn't opt for simple straightforward buttons for the functions, but there you go. The button that switches the scale between pounds/ounces to metric is on the bottom of the scale. While it doesn't particularly bother me, one time, I did want to weigh something in one system and switch to another (too lazy to bust out the old conversion formula) and I had to remove the item, turn the scale over, flip the switch, and start the weighing process again. I think I should have returned this and bought another model that would have made me happier. This was a lesson in buying gadgets without physically checking them out--this scale looks good on paper and has a very affordable price tag, but it's not the best digital scale out there. More than half the time, I don't feel like dealing with this wishy washy scale so I just measure out my ingredients by volume. Which, indeed, defeats the purpose of why I got this scale in the first place!
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